Mimmi Michaela Sarah Werner (born 17 December 1990), better known as Mimi Werner, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
Werner began her professional music career in 2015, after signing to
BMG Scandinavia. She traveled to
Nashville
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to begin writing music, and later released her debut single "Forever Again", an English version of the Swedish song "Strövtåg i hembygden" by
Mando Diao
Mando Diao is an alternative rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. The band got their breakthrough with the release of the album '' Hurricane Bar''. Their main fan base is in Sweden, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan. Band members are Björn ...
.
Werner first achieved national recognition after being announced as a competitor in
Melodifestivalen 2016
Melodifestivalen 2016 was the 56th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over the s ...
, with the song "
Ain't No Good
"Ain't No Good" is a song by Sweden, Swedish singer Mimi Werner. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 6 February 2016, and was written by Werner along with Göran Werner, Marcus Svedin, and Jason Saenz. It took part in Melodifes ...
", which became her most successful single to date. She competed in the first semi-final, held in
Gothenburg on 6 February 2016, where she placed fifth and was eliminated. Her debut
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. ''Here We Go Again'' was released later that year, and also produced the single of the same name, featuring Swedish singer
Brolle
Brolle (born Kjell Junior Wallmark, November 10, 1981), is a Swedish singer and musician who was discovered in the Kanal 5 series '' Popstars'' in 2001.
Brolle was born in Boden. Although he did not reach the final of ''Popstars'', Brolle soo ...
. Following Melodifestivalen 2016, Werner appeared on several Swedish television programs such as ''
Bingolotto'' and ''
Doobidoo''. She later competed in
Melodifestivalen 2018
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with the song "Songburning", where she qualified to the second chance round.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
References
External links
Living people
1990 births
Swedish country singers
Swedish pop singers
People from Borås
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish women singers
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2018
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2016
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